Bathing suit



L. PELTQN BATHING SUIT Feb. 4, 1930.

Filed Aug. 20, 1927 j Patented Feb. 4, 1930 i UNITED STATES LOUIS PELTON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS BATHIN G SUIT Application filed August 20, 1927. Serial No. 214,290.

This invention relates to bathing suits, and more particularly to mens bathing suits, and has for its principal object the provision of a suspensory, self contained or made as a part of the garment, the body of the garment itself forming the sole support for the suspensory. Another object is to provide a bathing suit in which the suspensory contains adjustable means for controlling the height of the bag or pouch'of the suspensory, whereby the user may regulate the height of the same for his own comfort. 1

With these and other objects and advantages in view this invention consists in a bathing suit havinga suspensory formed as a part of the garment. It further consists in a bathing suit equipped with a suspensory containing an adjustable supporting strap for the bag or pouch of the suspensory. It further'consists in the several novel features hereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

7 The invention is clearly illustrated in the drawing accompanying this specification, in which:

partly broken out and illustrating a simple embodiment of the invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical, cross section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the suspensory and a fragment of the trunks of the garment.

' I Referring to said drawing, which illus- 'trates one embodiment of the invention, the

I reference character 5, designates the Waist and skirt portion of a mans bathing suit of conventional form, and 6 designates the trunks thereof. The trunks may be formed as a part of the waist if desired and the. skirt as a separate part stitched together along the seam 7. At the furcated part of the trunks is the crotch piece 8, which is stitched to, the

, material of the trunks at the place where it forms the leg portions '9, 9 The shoulder straps 10, 10 are provided at the top of the garmentas usual.

Within the trunks and secured to and depending from the stitched part 7, is a strap 11, prefe'rablyformed of webbing or like ,material, which as shown is formed with a Fig. 1 is a rear elevation of a bathing suit,

loop 12 at its lower end to which loop is secured the suspensory bag or pouch 16. In

order to make the strap 11 adjustable in length, a buckle 13 is secured to one end 14 of the strap and the other end 15 is passed through the buckle and secured in place thereby. The end part 15 of the strap forms the loop 12.

The suspensory bag or pouch 16 is preferably formed of knitted material so as to provide a soft and flexible bag. The bag is knitted so as to form a rounded bottom 17 and two side flaps 18, that are unconnected except at the bottom, thereby leaving openings 19 at the front and back of the bag. Near the upper edges of the side flaps 18, slots or openings 20 are formed therein, through which extends the loop 12 of the strap 11. The bottom of the bag is secured to the trunks as by a knitted strap or piece of material 21, the ends of which arefastened to the bag and a leg portion of the trunks, preferably at the seam between the leg portions 9 and crotch piece 8. P

It will be observed that the bag or pouch 16, is supported from the body of the garment by the strap 11, and that the bottom of the bag or pouch is tied to the garment by the strap 21. By making the strap 11 adjustable, the user may adjust the bag to any desired height to obtain the greatest comfort from the use of the same. The two side flaps of the bag 16 with the loop extending through the slots thereof, enables the flaps to be spread apart to regulate the size of the openings 19 in the bag.

More or less variation of the exact details of construction is possible without departing from the spirit of this invention; I desire, therefore, not to limit myself to the exact form of the construction shown and described, but intend, in the following claim, to point out all of the invention disclosed herein.

I claim as new, and desire to secure-by Letters Patent:

Ina bathing suit containing trunks, a sus pensory bag, having two slotted side flaps, a single, vertically extending strap secured at its upper end to the trunks and having a depending 100p extending through said slots in saidfiaps and freely suspending said bag, and a second strap secured to and extending from the bottom of the bag and connecting the same with the trunks.

LOUIS PELTON. 

